By Tom Burgess
Mr Salakaia, who does not speak English and specialises in juvenile law, said the teenager was not aware of what was in her suitcase.
Addressing the court, Mr Salakaia said the teenager tried to inform customs officers in Thailand “but nobody paid attention”.
“She was instructed to fly to Georgia – she did not even know where Georgia was located geographically.”
He also told the court that Miss Culley was 18 weeks pregnant.
Her family were ready to pay 50,000 georgian lari for bail money to get her out of prison, he said.
Miss Culley had been detained for 52 days before trial while the prosecution investigated where the 12kg (26lbs) of marijuana and 2kg (4.4lbs) of hashish found in a travel bag came from, and whether she was planning on handing it over to someone else.
Judge Lela Kalichenko remanded her into custody until the next court hearing scheduled for 10 July.
Miss Culley’s father, aunt and grandfather were all in attendance at the small courtroom in Tbilisi.